Kiwanis Award - Jennifer Cuevas (The American Dream at Its Finest), aka #21

2017 Instagram Contest Winners (#Granville4th)

1st Place - Tblsh with 186 Likes $50 (The Bright Light Social Hour)

2nd Place - itsjackobrien with 155 Likes $20 (Jack O'Brien)

3rd Place - Jenniferpent with 142 Likes $10 (Jennifer Pentecost)

Contest Information

The Granville Arts Commission is partnering with the Granville Kiwanis to offer two photography contests this year. A New! Instagram-based Photography Contest (online submission and public voting), as well as a Traditional Print Photography Contest (New! Artists can submit their own prints with high-res digital file, or let us print your 8x10s for free (limit 5)). Winners will be included in a formal Exhibition at ART@43023

Photographs must be taken during the 2017 July 4th celebration. Deadline for submissions is July 31.

All details and instructions are also on the event website www.Granville4th.com. Photographs may relate to the Granville 4th of July or the parade theme "Celebrating the American Dream." Both contests are free to participate and open to the public to participate {including amateur and professional photographers, and non-residents of Granville.) Both contests will require public voting and the winners will receive 1st, 2nd and 3rd place cash awards and be included in a professional July 4th Awards Exhibition. Contest Rules and entry forms are below.

New! Instagram-based Photography Contest that allows cell phone photography images and is open to the public. This popular format is readily accessible and allows people to upload photographs directly from cell phones into Instagram, as well as standard photographs. It aims to encourage youth, families and amateurs to participate. Deadline: Submissions to be considered for the contest must be uploaded to Instagram (#Granville4th) by July 31. The voting will be online via Instagram #Granville4th through “likes” and continue through the end of the contest (August 25). [Note, Instagram is setup to allow each person to “like” an image only once.] The top three Instagram photographs with the most likes will win. The photographs will be on display on a digital device at the Granville Public library exhibit with instructions on how to vote online. Winners will receive cash awards ($50, $20, $10) and their photographs will be displayed on the contest website, event Facebook page and the photographers recognized in the local newspaper.

Print Photography Contest for Inclusion in Formal Awards Exhibitionwill also be offered to appeal to hobbyists and Professional photographers. This contest requires submission of high resolution (minimum 2MB) images and a signed entry form (below). Limit of 5 photographs. Photographers can submit their own printed 8x10s, orNew this year!,the Committee will print the photographs of its choosing, for no additional cost using professional-grade 8x10 size. We will frame and display the entries for public voting while displayed at the Granville Public Library in the new professional art display walls of the first-floor main digital lab area. The photographs will be numbered and the public can vote for 1st, 2nd and 3rd by anonymous paper vote. Once the voting is completed, the winning photographs will be included in the public exhibition at ART@43023, with a selection of Professional Photographs commissioned for the 2017 contest and publicized on the contest website and recognized in the local newspaper, the Granville Sentinel. Winners will receive cash prizes ($100, $50, $25). Deadline of submissions is July 31. Submit up to 5 images (with high resolution, minimum 2 MB recommended) on a portable USB drive, CD or DVD and label. (You may include your own 8x10 prints as well.) You can mail the entries to: Granville Kiwanis Photo Contest, PO Box 133, Granville OH 43023 or hand-deliver them to the Granville Village Offices, 141 E. Broadway, Granville OH 43023 (open M-F 8-4:30pm). Digital files may be emailed to info@granvillekiwanis.org and include "Photo Contest" in the subject line.

New, Free Public Photography ClassA free 2-hour photography class will be held at the Granville Public Library on Thursday, June 28 from 6:30-8:30 pm. The class will be led by two local professional photographers and previous winners in the contest (Bryan Ghiloni and Jack Fleming.) The class is open to the public. RSVP is recommended to info@granvillekiwanis.org. Participants will bring their own camera or cell phone. The course will review basic elements of a “good” photograph to help individuals create and select photographs for competition, as well as demonstrate two challenging conditions (night-time and motion) that may be useful in capturing the July 4th festival.

New, Exhibition of Invited Professional Photographers of the 2017 Granville 4th of July. Thanks to a grant from the Granville Arts Commission, a professional photography exhibition of three invited Professional Photographers will be commissioned and offered free to the community.

The exhibition will be held at the Bryn Du Art Gallery located behind the mansion during the display and voting of the public exhibition. We will aim to have the exhibit open during the Sunday July 23, Augusts 6 and August 20 Concert on the Green events.

The public Granville 4th of July Photography Contest Awards Exhibition will take place at ART@43023 over a two-week period in September. The public voted top winners of the two contests will be displayed with select photos from the professional exhibit . The winners will be announced at a reception at ART@43023 on opening night (all participants will be invited) and the public will be invited via social media, poster and newspaper announcement. The traveling art display will be displayed at the Granville Public Library, the Park National Bank and other venues in Granville (tbd).

Jurored exhibition and awards thanks to a grant from the Granville Arts Commission and support from ART@43023.

The 2016 Granville Kiwanis 4th of July Photography Contest winners were honored at a public reception at the venue for the contest exhibition on Friday October 7 from 5-7pm at ART@43023. An exhibition of select photographs from the contest were on display at the public exhibition in downtown Granville at the art gallery ART@43023 from October 3 -10. Two top overall winners were announced at the reception by contest juror and professional photographer Bryan Ghiloni. The winner of the Professional Category receiving a $100 prize was Sheryl Lazenby with "Win this Fish." The winner of the Amateur Category receiving a $100 prize was Terry Van Offeren with "Old Glory." (There were no entries in the Under Age18 category.)

The contest was sponsored by the Granville Kiwanis as part of their annual 4th of July community celebration. For this contest, photographs had to be taken in Granville, Ohio during the 2016 Granville 4th of July Celebration and pertain to the Granville 4th of July Celebration. Each participant could enter up to 5 photographs and there was no entry fee. Entries were judged by the juror for overall appeal, artistic expression/composition and relevance to the topic.

Select pieces of the show will be on display at the Park National Bank of Granville in November to commemorate Veteran's Day and at other venues in Granville including the Granville Public Library. Photographs are on display on our website and will be used to promote our 2017 4th of July Celebration. Thank you to each of the entrants.

Sheryl Lazenby, "Wish This Fish" *

*Winner of the Professional Category

Alison Colvin, "A Celebration Illuminated"

Terry Van Offeren, "Old Glory"**

**Winner of the Amateur Category

Kelly George, "Carrying the Red, White and Blue"

Kelly George, "Ferris Wheel"

Kelly George, "Twice the Love"

Kelly George, "Waiting for Riders"

Kelly George, "We the People"

Lisa Matula, "By the Dawn's Early Light"

Lisa Matula, "Little Director"

Lisa Matula, "Street Fair Trio"

Lisa Matula, "What So Proudly We Hail"

Lisa Matula, "Yankee Doodle"

Mathew Miller, "Boy Scout Fries"

Michelle Newman Brady, "Mirabella"

Mary Treptow

Steve Matheny

Jennifer Lewis

Awards reception at Art@43023 on October 7, 2016 thanks to a grant from the Granville Arts Commission.

Juror Bryan Ghiloni and some of the photographers at the reception.

2015 July 4th Photography Contest

Winners Announced

Best in Show: Steve Matheny, Dancin in the Streets #3

Awards by Category:

Granville Fourth

Bryan Ghiloni, Streetfair at Night

Jennifer Lewis, Grand Finale

Steve Matheny, Swingin’ on the Midway

Bryan Ghiloni, Phone Photographs Finale

Mark Davis, At the Fair

People

Steve Matheny, Dancin’ in the Streets #3

Bryan Ghiloni, Rollercoaster Riders

Kelly George, Don Jakeway

Azella Markgraf, Rowan

Sharon Federico, Reuniting

American Flag

Lisa Matula, Proud to be an American

Kelly George, Off the Beaten Path

Sharon Federico, Pride

Patriotic Pets

Lisa Matula, Patriotic Pooch

View photographs on exhibition! Selected photographs from the contest including the winners will be on display at ART@43023 through October 10. The show will be moved to the Granville Public Library for the remaining month of October, then to Park National Bank of Granville for November.

Please join us on October 3 (Saturday) from 6 to 8 PM at ART@43023 for a reception with a display of selected photographs and announcement of awards for the contest. Winners' names will be posted on this website after October 3 and communicated in the Granville Sentinel newspaper.

The reception is open to the public. The installation of photographs will remain on display for a few weeks then move to the Granville Public Library. We will display the photos at other locations in town throughout the year.

We thank the GSVA for installing the exhibit and ART@43023 for sharing their gallery for our reception.

Photographs must be taken in Granville, Ohio during the 2015 Granville 4th of July Celebration (July 1-4, 2015).

Eligible: Any person, of any age, any level, including members of the Granville Kiwanis Club and G.S.V.A. faculty or students may participate in the contest. Entrants will not be included in the panel of judges nor have any influence on the outcomes. The contest is free to participate and there is no entry fee.

Submit up to 5 entries in any of the following categories:

Patriotic Pets

American Flag

People

Granville 4th

Include an 8x10 print, a high-resolution .jpg and one Entry Form with each submission.

Download the Entry Form from the contest website, www.granvillekiwanisclub.org/photo.

One entry form must be submitted with each photograph. Include Photographer's Name, age (required if <18yr), address, phone, email, artist's statement and category.

Make sure to sign each entry form, asserting that the photographs are original and taken by the photographer during the 2015 Granville July 4th Celebration.

Submit photographs, high-resolution digital copies and signed entry form by mail to: “Granville Kiwanis Photography Contest,” PO Box 133, Granville Ohio 43023; or Hand-deliver to the Bryn Du Complex, Granville School of Visual Arts (GSVA) from 12-4PM Mon-Thursday. Please indicate on the envelope, “Attn: Susanna, and 2015 July 4th Photography contest.” Entries will not be returned and may be used for future publicity and display.

Copyright in all images submitted for this competition remains with the respective entrants. However, in entering this Competition, each entrant grants a worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual license to the Kiwanis Club of Granville to feature any or all of the submitted images in any of their publications, their websites and/or in any promotional material connected to this competition. Efforts will be made to credit the entrant when possible. All images submitted must be the work of the individual submitting them and must not have been published elsewhere or have won a prize in any other photographic competition. It is the responsibility of each entrant to ensure that any images they submit have been taken with the permission of the subject and do not infringe the copyright of any third party or any laws. Entrants must warrant that the photograph they are submitting is their own work and that they own the copyright for it.

Entries will be judged for overall appeal, artistic expression/composition, and relevance to the selected category. All decisions of the judges are final. The contest organizers reserve the right to disqualify entries that do not conform to the stated contest rules and/or criteria. Winners may be contacted and asked for more information about the winning entries.

Thanks to the generosity of Deke's Auto Tech, prizes include $100 Best of Show and awards in each category. The Kiwanis Club will be responsible for judging the contest.

A reception will be held at ART@43023 on Broadway in Downtown Granville on October 3 from 6-8PM for the participants and winners. The display will continue through September. We appreciate the effort of GSVA for installing the exhibit.

Sponsored and judged by the Granville Kiwanis.

Thanks to the generosity of Deke's Auto Tech for sponsoring the Best of Show Award. Promotion of the event in partnership with the Granville Studio of Visual Arts (G.S.V.A.) at the Bryn Du Mansion Complex and ART@43023 in downtown Granville.

Share your selfies and other digital photographs during the Granville 4th of July at #Granville4th!

Tuesday, June 30, 5-7PM - Free Introduction to Photography Class

On June 30th, from 5-7 pm, The Granville Kiwanis and Granville Studio of Visual Arts will be sponsoring a Free Introduction to Photography class to be held at GSVA. The class will be taught by artist and professional photographer, Bryan Ghiloni. Participants will learn how to use manual adjustments on a DSLR camera and how to compose artful photographs utilizing the Principles and Elements of Design. The class will also focus on capturing images from the Granville 4th of July festivities for the Free Photo Contest to be displayed at Art@43023. Interested parties must pre-register by June 29th. For more information or to register for this free class, please email us at: info@granvillekiwanisclub.org

We also are collecting photos of past 4th of July Celebrations! In 2014, the Kiwanis Club of Granville celebrates 50 years of hosting the 4th of July celebration and parade in Granville, Ohio. Share your old photos and help us commemorate our small-town Granville tradition.

If you have any interesting photos, please share them via email at info@granvillekiwanisclub.org or submit to our Facebook page.

First Place Overall to Victoria Winningham of Newark for "Celebrate Freedom"

Second Place Overall to Lelia Hoirliis of Granville for "Talking Freedom, Talking Union."

The Kiwanis Club honors the winners at the Granville Inn on October 17, 2011

The photo contest winners were honored by the Kiwanis Club of Granville at a dinner at the Granville Inn. A selection of winning and submitted photos will be on display in downtown Granville at the Park National Bank during October and November 2011.

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Congratulationsto the 2009 Winners

The Granville Kiwanis Club is pleased to announce the winners of the 2009 Fourth of July Photography Contest. Thank you to the many judges within the community who participated and thanks to Kussmaul Gallery for receiving entries.

The winning entries were creative, artistic and highlighted the spirit of Granville during the Annual Fourth of July Celebration. Visitors and natives of Granville were amongst the winners. All winners have been notified by mail.

The winning photos will be on display throughout Granville during the year in a traveling exhibit. Park National Bank is displaying select photographs during the month of November 2009.

The Kiwanis Club honors the winners at the Granville Inn on November 9, 2009